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Pineapple Flambé

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Large Fresh Pineapple (you can use canned in a pinch but fresh is better)
  • 1½ sticks Butter
  • 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • Zest & Juice of One Lemon
  • ¼ cup Rum

Instructions
 

  • Peel, trim, clean, core and slice Pineapple.
  • In skillet melt Butter and Brown Sugar.
  • When bubbly add sliced Pineapple, Lemon Zest and Lemon Juice and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat for safety and add Rum and immediately Flambé igniting the fumes at the edge of the pan and not the rum itself with a long match or a long barbecue lighter.
  • Let cook until flame disappears and serve immediately with vanilla ice cream or on top of rich moist pound cake. Optional - sprinkle with some toasted coconut.
Keyword Flambe, Pineapple